A practical, single-source guide to successful strategies for landscape architecture research As the scope of landscape architecture expands to engage with other disciplines, and streams of information directing this field continue to grow and diversify, it becomes increasingly important for landscape architects to be able to implement a range of effective research strategies when seeking, creating, and validating knowledge. Landscape Architecture Research offers a framework for advancing better design thinking solutions by supplying readers with a system of inquiry tactics that open up a…mehr
A practical, single-source guide to successful strategies for landscape architecture research As the scope of landscape architecture expands to engage with other disciplines, and streams of information directing this field continue to grow and diversify, it becomes increasingly important for landscape architects to be able to implement a range of effective research strategies when seeking, creating, and validating knowledge. Landscape Architecture Research offers a framework for advancing better design thinking solutions by supplying readers with a system of inquiry tactics that open up a wider range of research possibilities. With a logical and innovative approach that favors legitimacy of knowledge based on collective, grounded practices, rather than strict adherence to protocols drawn only from scientific models, this comprehensive, illustrated guide produces a sound argument for establishing a new paradigm for legitimizing research quality. Landscape Architecture Research presents: * Case studies that show how the range of presented research strategies have been successfully used in practice * New perspective on the relationship between theory, research, practice, and critique, a relationship that is specific to landscape architecture * Detailed coverage of the ways that new knowledge is produced through research activities and practical innovations in landscape architecture The first and only book on this topic of growing importance in landscape architecture, Landscape Architecture Research keeps professionals and students in step with the latest developments in landscape architecture, and delivers a dynamic and flexible game plan for verifying the integrity of their work.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
M. ELEN DEMING, DDES, ASLA, RLA, is Professor and Head of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois. She is past editor of the award-winning Landscape Journal, as well as current President and Fellow of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. She currently serves as on the editorial advisory boards for the European Journal of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Journal. SIMON R. SWAFFIELD, PHD, FNZILA, is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University in Canterbury, New Zealand. In 2007, he received the Outstanding Research and Communication Award from CELA. He is founding editor of Landscape Review and frequently authors and edits journal articles.
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Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Knowledge in Landscape Architecture 1 1.2 The Need for a Guide 2 1.3 The Gatekeeping Dilemma in Context 4 1.4 Mapping the Terrain 7 1.5 Building a Research-Based Discipline 13 References 15 Chapter 2 Knowing Landscape Architecture 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 The Nature of Professional Disciplines 17 2.3 Domains of Knowledge in Landscape Architecture 20 2.4 Research Needs 26 References 29 Chapter 3 Theory/Research/Scholarship/Critique 30 3.1 Introduction 30 3.2 Competing Ideals of Theory 31 3.3 Representing Theory 34 3.4 Theoretical Conversations 35 3.5 Research and Scholarship 37 3.6 Studio Design as a Research Setting 40 3.7 Theory and Critique 42 3.8 Conclusion 43 References 44 Chapter 4 Integrating Design and Research 48 4.1 Introduction 48 4.2 Problems and Purpose 48 4.3 Framing a Research Question 52 4.4 Degrees of Research 53 4.5 Assessing Research Quality 56 4.6 A Developmental Heuristic 58 References 63 Chapter 5 Descriptive Strategies 65 5.1 Introduction 65 5.2 Observation 66 5.3 Secondary Description 71 5.4 Descriptive Social Surveys 72 5.5 Complex Description 77 5.6 Descriptive Case Studies 79 Descriptive Strategies: Summary 85 References 85 Chapter 6 Modeling and Correlational Strategies 87 6.1 Introduction 87 6.2 Descriptive/Synthetic Models 89 6.3 Analytical Models and Correlation 90 6.4 Simple Correlation 93 6.5 Multiple Correlations 96 6.6 Spatial Correlations 98 6.7 Predictive Modeling 101 6.8 Dynamic Simulation Modeling 103 Modeling Strategies: Summary 110 References 112 Chapter 7 Experimental Strategies 114 7.1 Introduction 114 7.2 Classic Experiments 116 7.3 Field Experiments 119 7.4 Quasi Experiments 119 7.5 The Metaphor of Experimentation 122 Experimental Strategies: Summary 124 References 124 Chapter 8 Classification Schemes 126 8.1 Introduction 126 8.2 Collection/Inventory/Catalogue 128 8.3 Typology 133 8.4 Taxonomy 136 8.5 Index 140 8.6 Bibliography and Literature Review 144 Classification Strategies: Summary 149 References 149 Chapter 9 Interpretive Strategies 152 9.1 Introduction 152 9.2 Ethnography 153 9.3 Discourse Analysis 161 9.4 Iconology and Iconography 164 9.5 Historiography 165 Interpretive Strategies: Summary 169 References 172 Chapter 10 Evaluation and Diagnosis 174 10.1 Introduction 174 10.2 Parameters, Norms, and Rubrics 175 10.3 Design Evaluation 179 10.4 Diagnostics 181 10.5 Landscape Assessment 184 Evaluation and Diagnosis Strategies: Summary 187 References 190 Chapter 11 Engaged Action Research 192 11.1 Introduction 192 11.2 Action Dimensions in Pedagogical Research 194 11.3 Participatory Design in Service Learning 197 11.4 Participatory Action Research (PAR) 200 11.5 Transdisciplinary Action Research (TDAR) 202 Engaged Action Research Strategies: Summary 203 References 204 Chapter 12 Projective Design 205 12.1 Design as Research 205 12.2 Design Operations 209 12.3 Design Interpretations 215 12.4 Design Reflections 217 Projective Design Strategies: Summary 221 References 221 Chapter 13 Logical Systems (Axioms, Rules, and Argumentation) 223 13.1 Introduction 223 13.2 Logical Relationships 224 13.3 Synthetic Logic 227 13.4 Expanded Field Analysis 228 13.5 Spatial Syntax as Logical System 229 13.6 Pattern Language 231 Logical Systems: Summary 234 References 235 Chapter 14 Research and Practice 237 14.1 Introduction 237 14.2 Integrating Research Strategies into Practice-Evidence-Based Design 239 14.3 Integrating Research into Practice-Polemical Transformation 240 14.4 Integrating Knowledge into Practice-Grassroots Movements 241 14.5 Organizing Practice-Based Research 242 14.6 Reprise 246 References 247 Index 249
